Sequences of p56, proteins which affect K-ATP channels

ABSTRACT

This invention describes the full length sequence of human p56 protein (p56-1), a related homolog (p56-2) and the nucleic acids that code for these proteins. The sequences are provided in Charts 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the sequence listings of the application.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of US provisional application SerialNo. 60/034,560 filed Dec. 30, 1996, under 35 USC §119(e)(i).

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to potassium channels and the p56 protein.

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

The disclosures appearing in PCT/US95/14124, published May 30, 1996 asWO 96/16088, particularly page 1, is hereby incorporated by reference.Additional documents in the Detailed Description of the invention shouldbe considered as part of the Information Disclosure.

BACKGROUND

The background appearing in PCT/US95/14124, published May 30, 1996 as WO96/16088, particularly pages 1-5, are hereby incorporated by reference.

The isolation and identification of p56, a protein useful for theidentification of selective drugs that will selectively open or close Kchannels was described in PCT/US95/14124, published May 30, 1996 as WO96/16088. Herein the full length amino acid sequence of p56 and thenucleic acid sequence that code for p56 are described. Also describedare the amino acid sequences and coding DNA that code for p56-2, adifferent p56 protein..

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention describes the full length sequence of human p56 protein(p56-1), SEQ. ID. NO. 1 a related homolog (p56-2) SEQ. ID. NO. 3 and thenucleic acids that code for these proteins SEQ. ID. NOS. 2 and 4. Thesequences are provided in Charts 1, 2, 3, and 4 and the sequencelistings of the application SEQ. ID. NOS. 1-4. There are two unique p56DNA sequences and proteins disclosed in this document. For the first p56sequence, p56-1, the protein's entire amino acid sequence of p56 isprovided in Chart 1 SEQ. ID. NO. 1 and the DNA coding for p56 isprovided in Chart 2 SEQ. ID. NO. 2. For the second sequence, p56-2, theDNA and amino acids are disclosed Charts 3 SEQ. ID. NO. 3 and 4 SEQ. ID.NO. 4. Equivalents and obvious homologues are disclosed. Also disclosedby reference to PCT/US95/14124, published May 30, 1996 as WO 96/16088,hereby incorporated by reference, are cloning and other useful vectorsfor the sequence.

ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERREDEMBODIMENTS

The entire document numbered PCT/US95/14124, published May 30, 1996 asWO 96/16088, particularly pages 6-11 are hereby incorporated byreference.

UTILITY OF THE INVENTION

The utility of this invention is disclosed and supported by thedisclosure appearing in PCT/US95/14124, published May 30, 1996 as WO96/16088, particularly ages 11-12 are hereby incorporated by reference.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

A detailed description of the invention may be found by reference toPCT/US95/14124, published May 30, 1996 as WO 96/16088, particularly page12, lines 33-35--page 20, hereby incorporated by reference. In additionto the PCT/WO publication the following additional remarks and materialsdisclose this invention.

Type I ATP-sensitive K channels (I_(K-ATP)) were first described incardiac muscle (1) and have subsequently been characterized in skeletalmuscle (2) vascular smooth muscle (3) and the β-cell of the pancreas(4-6). These type I channels are inhibited by micomolar concentrationsof intracellular ATP and are insensitive to voltage and Ca²⁺ (7). Theβ-cell I_(K-ATP) channel is the most well understood in functional termsand it serves as a metabolic sensor that controls the release ofinsulin. Glucose stimulation of the β-cell results in an increase in theintracellular ATP/ADP ratio via glycolysis and the increase in ATPinhibits channel conductance. Because I_(K-ATP) channels dominate theresting membrane potential of the β cell, inhibition of channelconductance results in a depolarization that activates voltage-dependentCa²⁺ channels and the resultant increase in intracellular Ca²⁺ triggersinsulin release. Pharmacological agents like sulfonylureas [I_(K-ATP)blocker] or diazoxide [I_(K-ATP) opener] stimulate or inhibit insulinrelease, respectively (8). In cardiac and skeletal muscle, the I_(K-ATP)channels serve a similar function, coupling cell metabolism andelectrical activity. These channels have a low open probability underresting conditions and are activated by a decline in the intracellularATP/ADP ratio in response to either ischemic injury and/or exercise(2,9).

I_(K-ATP) channels are unique among potassium channels because theiractivity can be regulated by a wide variety of structurally diversepharmacological agents (10-15). These include both channel blockers (eg.sulfonylureas, guanidines and cyanoguanidines) and channel openers (eg.diazoxide, pinacidil, chromakalim, and minoxidil sulfate). This richpharmacology translates into many opportunities for therapeuticintervention such as antidiabetics (sulfonylureas blockers), diuretics(guanidine and cyanoguanidine blockers), antihypertensives (openers likepinacidil and minoxidil sulfate) and agents that promote hair growth(minoxidil sulfate). Given the structural diversity among the chemicalclasses of agents that modify the activity of I_(K-ATP) channels invarious cell types, it is likely that the structure of these channelsare complex. This diversity, coupled to the key role that I_(K-ATP)channels play in linking cell excitability to metabolism, offers thehope that tissue selective modulators of I_(K-ATP) channel activity canprovide additional opportunities for the management of human disease.

Elucidation of the minimal structural components necessary to formfunctional I_(K-ATP) channels was the result of two divergent efforts,namely the cloning and charaterization of either inward rectifierpotassium channels or the high affinity sulfonylurea receptor (16,17).The first two members of the inward rectifier potassium channel genefamily were isolated using expression cloning paradigms (18,19) and todate, homology cloning efforts have defined a total of 13 distinct genesin this class. Heterologous expression of the inward rectifier referredto as K_(ir) 6.1 in human embryonic kidney cells led to the synthesis ofa channel that displayed some of the properties of native I_(K-ATP)channels (16). Subsequent cloning studies have defined a second memberof the K_(ir) 6 family, referred to as K_(ir) 6.2 (19, 21-22). Molecularidentification of the high affinity sulfonylurea receptor wasfacilitated by the use of sulfonylurea photoprobes to `tag` thepolypeptide responsible for high affinity sulfonylurea binding. Usingeither [³ H]-glyburide (23-25), [¹²⁵ I]-glyburide analogs (26-28), or[¹²⁵ I]/azido analogs of glyburide (29,30), multiple investigatorsgroups have identified a high affinity 140-150 kDa sulfonylurea bindingprotein in both β cells and in brain. Purification of photolabeled 140kDa sulfonylurea receptor from β-cell lines followed by proteinmicrosequence analysis and cDNA cloning has resulted in the moleculardefinition of the high affinity sulfonylurea receptor [SUR-1] (17).Subsequent cloning efforts have resulted in the identification of aparalog of SUR-1 referred to as SUR-2 (31-33). The primary structure ofSUR-1 and SUR-2 resembles ABC cassette transporter proteins andheterologous expression of either SUR-1 or SUR-2 does not led to thesynthesis of functional I_(K-ATP) channels. Alternatively, co-expressionof K_(ir) 6.1/SUR-2 or K_(ir) 6.2/SUR-1 combinations leads to thereconstitution of functional I_(K-ATP) channels that display many of theelectrophysiological and pharmacological signatures of native I_(K-ATP)channels (31-33).

A parallel strategy for the identification of cyanoguanidine bindingproteins was initiated with the synthesis and characterization of theazido photoprobe [³ H]-probe 1. Because the value of this photoprobe wasreduced by its relatively low specific activity, a second generationcyanoguanidine analog, [¹²⁵ I]-probe 2 was prepared and characterized.Photolabeling of intact rat aortic smooth muscle cells (A10) with ¹²⁵I-probe 2, identified both high affinity (p56) and a low affinity (p47)binding sites that were displaced by homologous competition.Purification of ¹²⁵ I-p56 from A10 cells and protein microsequenceanalysis identified a unique twelve amino acid residue sequence tagderived from the NH₂ terminus of ¹²⁵ I-p56 and this identification wassubstantiated by the preparation and characterization of an antipeptideantibody that recognizes this sequence tag. This amino acid sequence tagwas used to query expressed sequence tag (EST) databases to identify ESTclones that potentially encode the human ortholog of the p56 sequence.Complete sequence analysis of multiple EST clones revealed a full-lengthcDNA that encoded the human ortholog of rat p56. Subsequent queries ofan EST database with the full-length sequence of human p56 and sequenceanalysis revealed a second full-length human cDNA p56 paralog, referredto as p56-2 SEQ. ID. NO. 4. Human p56-1 SEQ. ID. NO. 2 and p56-2 SEQ.ID. NO. 4 were characterized by determining their tissue distribution ofexpression, their glycosylation in vitro and their ability toreconstitute the ¹²⁵ I-probe 2 binding site following transientexpression in COS cells.

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The NH2-terminal amino acid sequence was established, by the methoddescribed above in PCT/US95/14124, then various data bases and DNAlibraries were repeatedly searched with no positive result. Finally,after numerous searches, the p56-1 NH2-terminal amino acid sequence(EPRAPPEKIAIGAG), disclosed in PCTIUS95/14124, published 30 May 1996 asWO 96/16088, led to the discovery of a human expressed sequence tag(EST) that displayed a significant match to the sequence disclosed inthat PCT publication. A clone containing this sequence, identified asnumber 56-1, was obtained by searching various data bases and DNAlibraries and the complete DNA sequence was determined.

Clone 56-1 contained a 1515 bp open-reading frame that encoded a 505amino acid polypeptide with a predicted Mr for the mature protein of 52kDa, close to the expected p56. The predicted sequence contained asignal peptide followed by a mature NH2-terminus that showed 11/14 exactmatches with the rat p56 NH2-terminal sequence disclosed inPCT/US95/14124, published 30 May 1996 as WO 96/16088.

Consistent with biochemical data for rat p56, which demonstrated thatp56 is a glycoprotein, the predicted polypeptide for clone 56-1 SEQ. ID.NO. 2 also contained 3 canonical acceptor sites for Asn-linkedglycosylation. The predicted amino acid sequence has no significanthomology to known sequences.

The predicted amino acid from clone 56-1 SEQ. ID. NO. 2 was analyzedusing a variety of secondary structure prediction algorithms. A Rossmanfold was detected near the NH2-terminus, indicating that this proteinwas likely to bind nucleotides like ATP. In contrast to the biochemicaldata on rat p56, no predicted transmembrane segments were detected butan endoplasmic reticulum retention signal (KEL-versus-the canonicalKDEL) near the COOH-terminus was scored. A β-turn-β membrane associationmotif, similar to the P (pore)-region of voltage-gated-K⁺ -channels, wasalso detected. It appears that this polypeptide may associate with otherK-channel pore-forming polypeptides (e.g. Kir 6.1 or 6.2) and regulate Kchannel activity. See, Inagaki, N., Tsuura, Y., Namba, N., Masuda, K.,Gonoi, T., Horie, M., Seino, Y., Mizuta, M. and Seino, S. "Cloning andfunctional characterization of a novel ATP-sensitive potassium channelubiquitously expressed in rat tissues, including pancreatic islets,pituitary, skeletal muscle and heart" J. Biol. Chem. 270: 5691-5694(1995). AND. Inagaki, N., Gonoi, T., Clement, J. P., Namba, N., Inazawa,J., Gonzalez, G., Aguilar- Bryan, L., Seino, S. and Bryan, J."Reconstitution of I_(K-ATP) : an inward rectifier subunit plus thesulfonylurea receptor" Science 270: 1166-170 (1995). Both articlesincorporated by reference, and in particular aspects describingfunctional channel systems.

Using the sequence information disclosed herein one ordinarily skilledin the art should be able to use known PCT techniques to create,fashion, or produce clones having and or expressing the desiredsequences described herein. The sequences can also be used in screensand assays for the detection of biologically active compounds.Additional descriptions of, procedures for and examples of these typesof vectors, plasmids, cells, screens and assays can be found in case6001. NCP, Ser. No. 08/709,923 filed Sep. 9, 1996, hereby incorporatedby reference. In particular page 16 relating to procedures for preparingand using clones in assays especially relevant and incorporated byreference. In a similar manner additional descriptions of, proceduresfor and examples of these types of vectors, plasmids, cells, screens andassays can be found in WO 94/19464, PCT/US94/01210, published Sep. 1,1994, hereby incorporated by reference. In particular, the pagesrelating to procedures for preparing and using clones in assays isespecially relevant and incorporated by reference.

The second p56 sequence SEQ. ID. NOS. 3 and 4 was discovered accordingto the following procedures. Various data bases were queried with theamino acid sequence of human p56 using the FASTA search tool. Inaddition to identifying the known EST matches to p56, three additionalESTs that shared approximately 38-48% identity with p56 were also scored[447210, 2607571 and 2663551]. Alignment of the 5' EST sequence readsfor these 3 clones with the p56 sequence showed that it was unlikelythat the EST sequences overlapped and that clone 2607571 was most likelyto be full-length. These clones were obtained and clone 2607571 wascompletely sequenced. This clone contained a 2.6 kb insert complete witha 1482 bp open reading frame that showed 41% shared identity with humanp56. Motifs that were common to both predicted amino acid sequencesinclude (1) a signal sequence, (2) Rossman fold, (3) canonical acceptorsites for Asn-linked glycosylation [3 in p56-1 and 6 in p56-2] and (4)an ER retention signal at the COOH-terminus [KTEL].

Comparison of the biochemical properties of p56-1

Biochemical characterization of ¹²⁵ I-p56-1 from A10 cells revealed aTriton X-100 soluble 56 kDa glycoprotein that could be de-glycosylatedwith N-glycanase to yield a 52 kDa form. These data are consistent withthe M_(r) of human p56-1 predicted from the cDNA sequence and thepresence of canonical acceptor sites for Asn-linked glycosylation in thesequence. To establish these biochemical parameters experimentally forp56-1 SEQ. ID. NO. 2 and to investigate the glycosylation pattern ofp56-2 SEQ. ID. NO. 4, both polypeptides were prepared by in vitrotranslation. Each expression plasmid was linearized by digestion withNotI and capped cRNA synthesized using T7-RNA polymerase. These cRNAswere then used to direct the synthesis of ³⁵ S-methionine labeledprotein using rabbit reticulocyte lysates±canine pancreatic microsomes.The radiolabeled proteins were fractionated by SDS-PAGE and visualizedby fluorography of the dried gel. P56-1 and p56-2 SEQ. ID. NOS. 2 and 4have unglycosylated M_(r) values of 52 kDa and 50 kDa, respectively. Inthe presence of canine pancreatic microsomes, multiple bands with higherM_(r) values, including 56kDa, were also detected, indicating theaddition of Asn-linked oligosaccharides to p56-1 SEQ. ID. NO. 2. Incontrast to p56-1 SEQ. ID. NO. 2, p56-2 SEQ. ID. NO. 4 did not appear tobe glycosylated under these conditions.

Tissue distribution of expression of human p56-1 and p56-2 SEQ. ID. NOS.2 and 4

Comparison of Northern analysis and transcript imaging-The expressionpattern of p56-1 and p56-2 SEQ. ID. NO. 4 transcripts was determinedusing both classical Northern blot analysis and by BLAST searching ofEST database. For Northern blot analysis, poly A⁺ RNAs isolated fromvarious peripheral tissues and various brain regions were fractionatedby electrophoresis under denaturing conditions and displayed on a nylonmembrane. The blots were then visualized by hybridization to ³²P-labeled coding sequence DNA probes prepared from either human p56-1 orhuman p56-2 SEQ. ID. NOS. 2 and 4. The p56-1 probe visualized a 6.0 kbtranscript that was expressed at the highest level in skeletal muscleand lower levels detected in heart and pancreas. Minor signal was alsodetected in brain, placenta and liver while no transcript was detectedin either lung or kidney under these conditions. Alternatively, BLASTsearching revealed 20 ESTs derived from 11 different tissues matchingthe query with the complete p56-1 DNA sequence. These included thefollowing ESTs; 5 from breast (4 normal/l tumor), 3 from prostate (1normal/2 tumor), 2 from brain, 2 from colon tumors, 2 from kidney andsingle ESTs from stomach, uterus, pituitary, nasal polyp, thyroid andmononuclear cells.

The human p56-2 probe visualized a 2.8 kb transcript that was expressedat the highest level in heart, brain, pancreas and placenta. No signalfor p56-2 SEQ. ID. NO. 4 was observed in lung, liver, skeletal muscle orkidney under these conditions. p56-2 SEQ. ID. NO. 4 transcripts werewidely expressed in brain regions, with the highest levels in theamygdala and lower levels in the hippocampus, the caudate nucleus, thecorpus callosum, the substantia nigra and the subthalamic nucleus.Twenty ESTs matched the p56-2 query sequence and these were derived from13 different tissues including 3 from pancreas, 3 from lung tumors, 2from synovial membrane, 2 from leukocytes, 2 from hippocampus and singleEST matches from heart, kidney, bladder, small intestine, adrenal,breast, prostate and nasal polyp.

Reconstitution of p56 photolabeling by transient expression of humanp56-1 and p56-2 SEQ. ID. NOS. 2 and 4

Photolabeling of p56-1 SEQ. ID. NO. 2 with a cyanoguanidine openerphotoprobe was reconstituted by transient heterologous expression of thep56-1 cDNA SEQ. ID. NO. 2 in COS7 cells. The coding sequence of humanp56-1 SEQ. ID. NO. 2 was placed under the control of the SV40 immediateearly promotor in the vector pSVL. This construct was introduced intoCOS7 cells using cationic liposomes and 48 hr post-infection, thetransfected cells were photolabeled with ¹²⁵ I. Wild-type COS7 cellsshowed minimal photolabeling of a 52 kDa band and no p56. Alternatively,transient expression of human p56-1 in these same cells led tophotolabeling of a polypeptide that migrated with a M_(r) of 56 kDa.

CHARTS

The following charts disclose the full length human p56-1 and p56-2 SEQ.ID. NOS. 1 and 2 proteins and the DNA that code for those proteins.Chart 1 provides the sequences for the full length of the p56-1 proteinSEQ. ID. NO. 1. The sequences in Chart 1 include the signal or leadersequence. The sequences in Chart 1 are also in sequence listing no. 1SEQ. ID. NO. 1. Chart 2 provides the cDNA residues that code for thep56-1 protein SEQ. ID. NO. 2 and it includes untranslated sequences. Allof the sequences in Chart 2 are provided for in sequence listing no. 2SEQ. ID. NO. 2.

The p56-1 DNA SEQ. ID. NO. 2 sequence shown in Chart 2 contains one ofmany possible lengths of poly A tail, included as part of the cDNAsequence. This full-length cDNA contains: 1) a 5' untranslated sequence(alignment positions 1-39), 2) a coding sequence (alignment positions40-1554), 3) a stop codon "TGA" (alignment position 1555-1557) and 4) a3' untranslated sequence (alignment positions 1555-1724 with poly A).The coding sequence beginning with ATG at position 40 starts with asignal sequence that ends at position 123 while the mature sequencebegins at position 124. These positions are noted on Charts 1 and 2below.

The signal sequence or leader sequence is a hydrophobic region, usuallyabout 20-25 amino acids, here 28 aa, at the N-terminus that `signals`attachment of the ribosome to the endoplasmic reticulum and aids in theextrusion of the nacent polypeptide chain into the lumen of the ER. Thissignal sequence is cleaved off in the lumen by the signal peptidase. Theuntranslated sequences may have important regulatory functions such asgoverning MRNA stability and the like. The poly A track is added aftertranscription, the length is variable, often from 10-200 A's, here weshow a 27 track poly A.

Charts 3 and 4 disclose the p56-2 proteins SEQ. ID. NO. 3 and the DNAthat code for those proteins. Chart 3 provides the sequences for thefull length of the p56-2 protein SEQ. ID. NO. 3. The sequences in Chart3 include the signal or leader sequence. The sequences in Chart 3 arealso in sequence listing no. 3 SEQ. ID. NO. 3. Chart 4 provides the cDNAresidues that code for the p56-2 protein SEQ. ID. NO. 3 and it includesuntranslated sequences. All of the sequences in Chart 4 are provided forin sequence listing no. 4 SEQ. ID. NO. 4.

The p56-2 DNA sequence SEQ. ID. NO. 4 shown in Chart 4 contains one ofmany possible lengths of poly A tail, included as part of the cDNAsequence. This fill-length cDNA contains: 1) a 5' untranslated sequence(alignment positions 1-35), 2) a coding sequence (alignment positions36-1517), 3) a stop codon "TGA" (alignment position 1518-1520) and 4) a3' untranslated sequence (alignment positions 1518-2567 with poly A).The coding sequence beginning with ATG at position 36 starts with asignal sequence. These positions are noted on Charts 3 and 4 below.

                                      CHART 1                                     __________________________________________________________________________    Amino acid sequence of the p56-1 protein SEQ.                                  ID. NO. 1                                                                    __________________________________________________________________________         1MGRVVAELVS SLLGLWLLLC SCGCPEGAEL RAPPDKIAII GAGIGGTSAA                     -                             28.sup.↑↑ 29                        51YYLRQKFGKD VKIDLFEREE VGGRLATMMV QGQEYEAGGS VIHPLNLHMK                      - 101RFVKDLGLSA VQASGGLLGI YNGETLVFEE SNWFIINVIK LVWRYGFQSL                   - 151RMHMWVEDVL DKFMRIYRYQ SHDYAFSSVE KLLHALGGDD FLGMLNRTLL                   - 201ETLQKAGFSE KFLNEMIAPV MRVNYGQSTD INAFVGAVSL SCSDSGLWAV                   - 251EGGNKLVCSG LLQASKSNLI SGSVMYIEEK TKTKYTGNPT KMYEVVYQIG                   - 301TETRSDFYDI VLVATPLNRK MSNITFLNFD PPIEEFHQYY QHIVTTLVKG                   - 351ELNTSIFSSR PIDKFGLNTV LTTDNSDLFI NSIGIVPSVR EKEDPEPSTD                   - 401GTYVWKIFSQ ETLTKAQILK LFLSYDYAVK KPWLAYPHYK PPEKCPSIIL                   - 451HDRLYYLNGI ECAASAMEMS AIAAHNAALL AYHRWNGHTD MIDQDGLYEK                __________________________________________________________________________

                                      CHART 2                                     __________________________________________________________________________    Nucleotide sequence of the coding region for the - p56-1 protein SEQ. ID.     NO. 2.                                                                        __________________________________________________________________________                                            1 CGCTCGGAAT TCGGCTCGAG TGCAGAGCTT                                         GTGGAGGCCA TGGGGCGCGT                       -                                             39.sup.↑↑ 40         51 CGTCGCGGAG CTCGTCTCCT CGCTGCTGGG GTTGTGGCTG TTGCTGTGCA                    -  101 GCTGCGGATG CCCCGAGGGC GCCGAGCTGC GTGCTCCGCC AGATAAAATC                 -                           123.sup.↑↑ 124                        151 GCGATTATTG GAGCCGGAAT TGGTGGCACT TCAGCAGCCT ATTACCTGCG                    -  201 GCAGAAATTT GGGAAAGATG TGAAGATAGA CCTGTTTGAA AGAGAAGAGG                 -  251 TCGGGGGCCG CCTGGCTACC ATGATGGTGC AGGGGCAAGA ATACGAGGCA                 -  301 GGAGGTTCTG TCATCCATCC TTTAAATCTG CACATGAAAC GTTTTGTCAA                 -  351 AGACCTGGGT CTCTCTGCTG TTCAGGCCTC TGGTGGCCTA CTGGGGATAT                 -  401 ATAATGGAGA GACTCTGGTA TTTGAGGAGA GCAACTGGTT CATAATTAAC                 -  451 GTGATTAAAT TAGTTTGGCG CTATGGATTT CAATCCCTCC GTATGCACAT                 -  501 GTGGGTAGAG GACGTGTTAG ACAAGTTCAT GAGGATCTAC CGCTACCAGT                 -  551 CTCATGACTA TGCCTTCAGT AGTGTCGAAA AATTACTTCA TGCTCTAGGA                 -  601 GGAGATGACT TCCTTGGAAT GCTTAATCGA ACACTTCTTG AAACCTTGCA                 -  651 AAAGGCCGGC TTTTCTGAGA AGTTCCTCAA TGAAATGATT GCTCCTGTTA                 -  701 TGAGGGTCAA TTATGGCCAA AGCACGGACA TCAATGCCTT TGTGGGGGCG                 -  751 GTGTCACTGT CCTGTTCTGA TTCTGGCCTT TGGGCAGTAG AAGGTGGCAA                 -  801 TAAACTTGTT TGCTCAGGGC TTCTGCAGGC ATCCAAAAGC AATCTTATAT                 -  851 CTGGCTCAGT AATGTACATC GAGGAGAAAA CAAAGACCAA GTACACAGGA                 -  901 AATCCAACAA AGATGTATGA AGTGGTCTAC CAAATTGGAA CTGAGACTCG                 -  951 TTCAGACTTC TATGACATCG TCTTGGTGGC CACTCCGTTG AATCGAAAAA                 - 1001 TGTCGAATAT TACTTTTCTC AACTTTGATC CTCCAATTGA GGAATTCCAT                 - 1051 AAATATTATC AACATATAGT GACAACTTTA GTTAAGGGGG AATTGAATAC                 - 1101 ATCTATCTTT AGCTCTAGAC CCATAGATAA ATTTGGCCTT AATACAGTTT                 - 1151 TAACCACTGA TAATTCAGAT TTGTTCATTA ACAGTATTGG GATTGTGCCC                 - 1201 TCTGTGAGAG AAAAGGAAGA TCCTGAGCCA TCAACAGATG GAACATATGT                 - 1251 TTGGAAGATC TTTTCCCAAG AAACTCTTAC TAAAGCACAA ATTTTAAAGC                 - 1301 TCTTTCTGTC CTATGATTAT GCTGTGAAGA AGCCATGGCT TGCATATCCT                 - 1351 CACTATAAGC CCCCGGAGAA ATGCCCCTCT ATCATTCTCC ATGATCGACT                 - 1401 TTATTACCTC AATGGCATAG AGTGTGCAGC AAGTGCCATG GAGATGAGTG                 - 1451 CCATTGCAGC CCACAACGCT GCACTCCTTG CCTATCACCG CTGGAACGGG                 - 1501 CACACAGACA TGATTGATCA GGATGGCTTA TATGAGAAAC TTAAAACTGA                 - 1551 ACTATGAAGT GACACACTCC TTTTTCCCCT CCTAGTTCCA AATGACTATC                    l554.sup.↑ ↑↑.sup.↑ l558                                  stop                                                                  1601 AGTGGCAAAA AAGAACAAAA TCTGAGCAGA GATGATTTTG AACCAGATAT                    - 1651 TTTGCCATTA TCATTGTTTA ATAAAAGTAA TCCCTGCTGG TCATAGGAAA                 - 1701 AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAA                                          __________________________________________________________________________

                                      Chart 3                                     __________________________________________________________________________    Amino acid sequence of the p56-2 protein SEQ.                                   ID. NO. 3.                                                                  __________________________________________________________________________        1MARAAPLLAA LTALLAAAAA GCDAPPGKIA VVGAGIGGSA VAHFLQQHFG                      -  51PRVQIDVYEK GTVGGRLATI SVNKQHYESG AASFHSLSLH MQDFVKLLGL                   - 101RHRREVVGRS AIFGGEHFML EETDWYLLNL FRLWWHYGIS FLRLQMWVEE                   - 151VMEKFMRIYK YQAHGYAFSG VEELLYSLGE STFVNMTQHS VAESLLQVGV                   - 201TQRFIDDVVS AVLRASYGQS AAMPAFAGAM SLAGAQGSLW SVEGGNKLVC                   - 251SGLLKLTKAN VIHATVTSVT LHSTEGKALY QVAYENEVGN SSDFYDIVVI                   - 301ATPLHLDNSS SNLTFAGFHP PIDDVQGSFQ PTVVSLVHGY LNSSYFGFPD                   - 351PKLFPFANIL TTDFPSFFCT LDNICPVNIS ASFRRKQPQE AAVWRVQSPK                   - 401PLFRTQLKTL FRSYYSVQTA EWQAHPLYGS RPTLPRFALH DQLFYLNALE                   - 451WAASSVEVMA VAAKNVALLA YNRWYQDLDK IDQKDLMHKV KTEL                      __________________________________________________________________________

                                      Chart 4                                     __________________________________________________________________________    Nucleotide sequence of the coding region for the                                p56-2 protein SEQ. ID. NO. 4.                                               __________________________________________________________________________         1 CCTGAATCCG GCGTGCTGCC CGCTCGCCGC CCGCCATGGC CCGCGCAGCC                    -                                         35.sup.↑↑ 36            51 CCGCTGCTCG CCGCGTTGAC CGCGCTCCTC GCCGCCGCCG CTGCTGGCGG                    -  101 AGATGCCCCG CCGGGCAAAA TCGCGGTGGT TGGGGCTGGG ATTGGGGGCT                 -  151 CTGCTGTGGC CCATTTTCTC CAGCAGCACT TTGGACCTCG GGTGCAGATC                 -  201 GACGTGTACG AGAAGGGAAC CGTGGGTGGC CGCTTGGCCA CCATCTCAGT                 -  251 CAACAAGCAG CACTATGAGA GCGGGGCTGC CTCCTTCCAC TCCCTGAGCC                 -  301 TGCACATGCA GGACTTCGTC AAGCTGCTGG GGCTGAGGCA CCGGCGCGAG                 -  351 GTGGTGGGCA GGAGCGCCAT CTTCGGCGGG GAGCACTTCA TGCTGGAGGA                 -  401 GACTGACTGG TACCTGCTGA ACCTCTTCCG CCTCTGGTGG CACTATGGCA                 -  451 TCAGCTTCCT GAGGCTGCAG ATGTGGGTGG AGGAGGTCAT GGAGAAGTTC                 -  501 ATGAGGATCT ATAAGTACCA GGCCCACGGC TATGCCTTCT CGGGTGTGGA                 -  551 GGAGCTGCTC TACTCACTGG GGGAGTCCAC CTTTGTTAAC ATGACCCAGC                 -  601 ACTCTGTGGC TGAGTCCCTG CTGCAGGTGG GCGTCACGCA GCGCTTTATT                 -  651 GATGATGTCG TTTCTGCTGT CCTGCGGGCC AGCTATGGCC AGTCAGCAGC                 -  701 GATGCCCGCC TTTGCAGGAG CCATGTCACT AGCCGGGGCC CAAGGCAGCC                 -  751 TGTGGTCTGT GGAAGGAGGC AATAAGCTGG TTTGTTCCGG TTTGCTGAAG                 -  801 CTCACCAAGG CCAATGTGAT CCATGCCACA GTGACCTCTG TGACCCTGCA                 -  851 CAGCACAGAG GGGAAAGCCC TGTACCAGGT GGCGTATGAG AATGAGGTAG                 -  901 GCAACAGCTC TGACTTCTAT GACATCGTGG TCATCGCCAC CCCCCTGCAC                 -  951 CTGGACAACA GCAGCAGCAA CTTAACCTTT GCAGGCTTCC ACCCGCCCAT                 - 1001 TGATGACGTG CAGGGCTCTT TCCAGCCCAC CGTCGTCTCC TTGGTCCACG                 - 1051 GCTACCTCAA CTCGTCCTAC TTCGGTTTCC CAGACCCTAA GCTTTTCCCC                 - 1101 TTTGCCAACA TCCTTACCAC AGATTTCCCC AGCTTCTTCT GCACTCTGGA                 - 1151 CAACATCTGC CCTGTCAACA TCTCTGCCAG CTTCCGGCGA AAGCAGCCCC                 - 1201 AGGAGGCAGC TGTTTGGCGA GTCCAGTCCC CCAAGCCCCT CTTTCGGACC                 - 1251 CAGCTAAAGA CCCTGTTCCG TTCCTATTAC TCAGTGCAGA CAGCTGAGTG                 - 1301 GCAGGCCCAT CCCCTCTATG GCTCCCGCCC CACGCTCCCG AGGTTTGCAC                 - 1351 TCCATGACCA GCTCTTCTAC CTCAATGCCC TGGAGTGGGC GGCCAGCTCC                 - 1401 GTGGAGGTGA TGGCCGTGGC TGCCAAGAAT GTGGCCTTGC TGGCTTACAA                 - 1451 CCGCTGGTAC CAGGACCTAG ACAAGATTGA TCAAAAAGAT TTGATGCACA                 - 1501 AGGTCAAGAC TGAACTGTGA GGGCTCTAGG GAGAGCCTGG GAACTTTCAT                                     1518.sup.↑ ↑ ↑↑.sup.↑     l52l                                                                                                     stop                                                1551 CCCCCACTGA AGATGGATCA TCCCACAGCA GCCCAGGACT GAATAAGCCA                    - 1601 TGCTCGCCCA CCAGGCTTCT TTCTGACCCC TCATGTATCA AGCATCTCCA                 - 1651 GGTGACCTAC TGTCTGCCTA TATTAAGGGT CCACACGGCG GCTGCTGCTT                 - 1701 TTTTTTAAGG GGGAAAGTAA GAAAAGAGAA GGAAATCCAA GCCAGTATAT                 - 1751 TTGTTTTATT TATTTTTTTT AAGAAGAAAA AAGTTCATCT TCACAAGGTG                 - 1801 CTTCAGACTT GGTTTCTTAG CTAGAAACCA GAAGACTACG GGAGGGAATA                 - 1851 TAAGGCAGAG AACTATGAGT CTTATTTTAT TACTGTTTTT CACTACCTAC                 - 1901 TCCCACAATG GACAATCAAT TGAGGCAACC TACAAGAAAA CATTTACAAC                 - 1951 CAGATGGTTA CAAATAAAGT AGAAGGGAAG ATCAGAAAAC CTAAGAAATG                 - 2001 ATCATAGCTC CTGGTTACTG TGGACTTGAT GGATTTGAAG TACCTAGTTC                 - 2051 AGAACTCCCT AGTCACCATC TCCAAGCCTG TCAACATCAC TGCATATTGG                 - 2101 AGGAGATGAC TGTGGTAGGA CCCAAGGAAG AGATGTGTGC CTGAATAGTC                 - 2151 GTCACCATAT CTCCAAGCTT CCTGGCAACC AGTGGGAAAA GAAACATGCG                 - 2201 AGGCTGTAGG AAGAGGGAAG CTCTTCCTTG GCACCTAGAG GAATTAGCCA                 - 2251 TTCTCTTCCT TATGCAAAGA TTGAGGAATG CAACAATATA AAGAAGAGAA                 - 2301 GTCCCCAGAT GGTAGAGAGC AGTCATATCT TACCCCTAGA TGTTCATCCC                 - 2351 AGCAGAAGAA AGAAGAAGGT GTTGGGGTAG GATTCTTCAG AGGTTAGCCT                 - 2401 GGTACTTTCT CATCAGACAC TAGCTTGAAG TAAGAGGAGA ATTATGCTTT                 - 2451 TCTTTGCTTT TTCTACAAAC CCTTAAAAAT CACTTGTTTT AAAAAGAAAG                 - 2501 TAAAAGCCCT TTTCATTCAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA                 - 2551 AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA  2567                                             __________________________________________________________________________

    __________________________________________________________________________    #             SEQUENCE LISTING                                                  - -  - - (1) GENERAL INFORMATION:                                             - -    (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 4                                           - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 505 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                           - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                 - -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                   - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:                               - - Met Gly Arg Val Val Ala Glu Leu Val Ser Se - #r Leu Leu Gly Leu Trp      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Leu Leu Leu Cys Ser Cys Gly Cys Pro Glu Gl - #y Ala Glu Leu Arg Ala                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Pro Pro Asp Lys Ile Ala Ile Ile Gly Ala Gl - #y Ile Gly Gly Thr Ser              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Ala Ala Tyr Tyr Leu Arg Gln Lys Phe Gly Ly - #s Asp Val Lys Ile Asp          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Leu Phe Glu Arg Glu Glu Val Gly Gly Arg Le - #u Ala Thr Met Met Val      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Gln Gly Gln Glu Tyr Glu Ala Gly Gly Ser Va - #l Ile His Pro Leu Asn                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Leu His Met Lys Arg Phe Val Lys Asp Leu Gl - #y Leu Ser Ala Val Gln                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Ala Ser Gly Gly Leu Leu Gly Ile Tyr Asn Gl - #y Glu Thr Leu Val Phe              115          - #       120          - #       125                      - - Glu Glu Ser Asn Trp Phe Ile Ile Asn Val Il - #e Lys Leu Val Trp Arg          130              - #   135              - #   140                          - - Tyr Gly Phe Gln Ser Leu Arg Met His Met Tr - #p Val Glu Asp Val Leu      145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -      #60                                                                              - - Asp Lys Phe Met Arg Ile Tyr Arg Tyr Gln Se - #r His Asp Tyr Ala        Phe                                                                                             165  - #               170  - #               175             - - Ser Ser Val Glu Lys Leu Leu His Ala Leu Gl - #y Gly Asp Asp Phe Leu                  180      - #           185      - #           190                  - - Gly Met Leu Asn Arg Thr Leu Leu Glu Thr Le - #u Gln Lys Ala Gly Phe              195          - #       200          - #       205                      - - Ser Glu Lys Phe Leu Asn Glu Met Ile Ala Pr - #o Val Met Arg Val Asn          210              - #   215              - #   220                          - - Tyr Gly Gln Ser Thr Asp Ile Asn Ala Phe Va - #l Gly Ala Val Ser Leu      225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -      #40                                                                              - - Ser Cys Ser Asp Ser Gly Leu Trp Ala Val Gl - #u Gly Gly Asn Lys        Leu                                                                                             245  - #               250  - #               255             - - Val Cys Ser Gly Leu Leu Gln Ala Ser Lys Se - #r Asn Leu Ile Ser Gly                  260      - #           265      - #           270                  - - Ser Val Met Tyr Ile Glu Glu Lys Thr Lys Th - #r Lys Tyr Thr Gly Asn              275          - #       280          - #       285                      - - Pro Thr Lys Met Tyr Glu Val Val Tyr Gln Il - #e Gly Thr Glu Thr Arg          290              - #   295              - #   300                          - - Ser Asp Phe Tyr Asp Ile Val Leu Val Ala Th - #r Pro Leu Asn Arg Lys      305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -      #20                                                                              - - Met Ser Asn Ile Thr Phe Leu Asn Phe Asp Pr - #o Pro Ile Glu Glu        Phe                                                                                             325  - #               330  - #               335             - - His Gln Tyr Tyr Gln His Ile Val Thr Thr Le - #u Val Lys Gly Glu Leu                  340      - #           345      - #           350                  - - Asn Thr Ser Ile Phe Ser Ser Arg Pro Ile As - #p Lys Phe Gly Leu Asn              355          - #       360          - #       365                      - - Thr Val Leu Thr Thr Asp Asn Ser Asp Leu Ph - #e Ile Asn Ser Ile Gly          370              - #   375              - #   380                          - - Ile Val Pro Ser Val Arg Glu Lys Glu Asp Pr - #o Glu Pro Ser Thr Asp      385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -      #00                                                                              - - Gly Thr Tyr Val Trp Lys Ile Phe Ser Gln Gl - #u Thr Leu Thr Lys        Ala                                                                                             405  - #               410  - #               415             - - Gln Ile Leu Lys Leu Phe Leu Ser Tyr Asp Ty - #r Ala Val Lys Lys Pro                  420      - #           425      - #           430                  - - Trp Leu Ala Tyr Pro His Tyr Lys Pro Pro Gl - #u Lys Cys Pro Ser Ile              435          - #       440          - #       445                      - - Ile Leu His Asp Arg Leu Tyr Tyr Leu Asn Gl - #y Ile Glu Cys Ala Ala          450              - #   455              - #   460                          - - Ser Ala Met Glu Met Ser Ala Ile Ala Ala Hi - #s Asn Ala Ala Leu Leu      465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -      #80                                                                              - - Ala Tyr His Arg Trp Asn Gly His Thr Asp Me - #t Ile Asp Gln Asp        Gly                                                                                             485  - #               490  - #               495             - - Leu Tyr Glu Lys Leu Lys Thr Glu Leu                                                  500      - #           505                                         - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 1724 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA                                              - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                 - -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                   - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:                               - - CGCTCGGAAT TCGGCTCGAG TGCAGAGCTT GTGGAGGCCA TGGGGCGCGT CG -             #TCGCGGAG     60                                                                 - - CTCGTCTCCT CGCTGCTGGG GTTGTGGCTG TTGCTGTGCA GCTGCGGATG CC -            #CCGAGGGC    120                                                                 - - GCCGAGCTGC GTGCTCCGCC AGATAAAATC GCGATTATTG GAGCCGGAAT TG -            #GTGGCACT    180                                                                 - - TCAGCAGCCT ATTACCTGCG GCAGAAATTT GGGAAAGATG TGAAGATAGA CC -            #TGTTTGAA    240                                                                 - - AGAGAAGAGG TCGGGGGCCG CCTGGCTACC ATGATGGTGC AGGGGCAAGA AT -            #ACGAGGCA    300                                                                 - - GGAGGTTCTG TCATCCATCC TTTAAATCTG CACATGAAAC GTTTTGTCAA AG -            #ACCTGGGT    360                                                                 - - CTCTCTGCTG TTCAGGCCTC TGGTGGCCTA CTGGGGATAT ATAATGGAGA GA -            #CTCTGGTA    420                                                                 - - TTTGAGGAGA GCAACTGGTT CATAATTAAC GTGATTAAAT TAGTTTGGCG CT -            #ATGGATTT    480                                                                 - - CAATCCCTCC GTATGCACAT GTGGGTAGAG GACGTGTTAG ACAAGTTCAT GA -            #GGATCTAC    540                                                                 - - CGCTACCAGT CTCATGACTA TGCCTTCAGT AGTGTCGAAA AATTACTTCA TG -            #CTCTAGGA    600                                                                 - - GGAGATGACT TCCTTGGAAT GCTTAATCGA ACACTTCTTG AAACCTTGCA AA -            #AGGCCGGC    660                                                                 - - TTTTCTGAGA AGTTCCTCAA TGAAATGATT GCTCCTGTTA TGAGGGTCAA TT -            #ATGGCCAA    720                                                                 - - AGCACGGACA TCAATGCCTT TGTGGGGGCG GTGTCACTGT CCTGTTCTGA TT -            #CTGGCCTT    780                                                                 - - TGGGCAGTAG AAGGTGGCAA TAAACTTGTT TGCTCAGGGC TTCTGCAGGC AT -            #CCAAAAGC    840                                                                 - - AATCTTATAT CTGGCTCAGT AATGTACATC GAGGAGAAAA CAAAGACCAA GT -            #ACACAGGA    900                                                                 - - AATCCAACAA AGATGTATGA AGTGGTCTAC CAAATTGGAA CTGAGACTCG TT -            #CAGACTTC    960                                                                 - - TATGACATCG TCTTGGTGGC CACTCCGTTG AATCGAAAAA TGTCGAATAT TA -            #CTTTTCTC   1020                                                                 - - AACTTTGATC CTCCAATTGA GGAATTCCAT CAATATTATC AACATATAGT GA -            #CAACTTTA   1080                                                                 - - GTTAAGGGGG AATTGAATAC ATCTATCTTT AGCTCTAGAC CCATAGATAA AT -            #TTGGCCTT   1140                                                                 - - AATACAGTTT TAACCACTGA TAATTCAGAT TTGTTCATTA ACAGTATTGG GA -            #TTGTGCCC   1200                                                                 - - TCTGTGAGAG AAAAGGAAGA TCCTGAGCCA TCAACAGATG GAACATATGT TT -            #GGAAGATC   1260                                                                 - - TTTTCCCAAG AAACTCTTAC TAAAGCACAA ATTTTAAAGC TCTTTCTGTC CT -            #ATGATTAT   1320                                                                 - - GCTGTGAAGA AGCCATGGCT TGCATATCCT CACTATAAGC CCCCGGAGAA AT -            #GCCCCTCT   1380                                                                 - - ATCATTCTCC ATGATCGACT TTATTACCTC AATGGCATAG AGTGTGCAGC AA -            #GTGCCATG   1440                                                                 - - GAGATGAGTG CCATTGCAGC CCACAACGCT GCACTCCTTG CCTATCACCG CT -            #GGAACGGG   1500                                                                 - - CACACAGACA TGATTGATCA GGATGGCTTA TATGAGAAAC TTAAAACTGA AC -            #TATGAAGT   1560                                                                 - - GACACACTCC TTTTTCCCCT CCTAGTTCCA AATGACTATC AGTGGCAAAA AA -            #GAACAAAA   1620                                                                 - - TCTGAGCAGA GATGATTTTG AACCAGATAT TTTGCCATTA TCATTGTTTA AT -            #AAAAGTAA   1680                                                                 - - TCCCTGCTGG TCATAGGAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAA   - #                     172 - #4                                                                    - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 494 amino - #acids                                                (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                          (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                           - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                 - -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                   - -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                        - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:                               - - Met Ala Arg Ala Ala Pro Leu Leu Ala Ala Le - #u Thr Ala Leu Leu Ala      1               5   - #                10  - #                15               - - Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Gly Asp Ala Pro Pro Gl - #y Lys Ile Ala Val Val                  20      - #            25      - #            30                   - - Gly Ala Gly Ile Gly Gly Ser Ala Val Ala Hi - #s Phe Leu Gln Gln His              35          - #        40          - #        45                       - - Phe Gly Pro Arg Val Gln Ile Asp Val Tyr Gl - #u Lys Gly Thr Val Gly          50              - #    55              - #    60                           - - Gly Arg Leu Ala Thr Ile Ser Val Asn Lys Gl - #n His Tyr Glu Ser Gly      65                  - #70                  - #75                  - #80        - - Ala Ala Ser Phe His Ser Leu Ser Leu His Me - #t Gln Asp Phe Val Lys                      85  - #                90  - #                95               - - Leu Leu Gly Leu Arg His Arg Arg Glu Val Va - #l Gly Arg Ser Ala Ile                  100      - #           105      - #           110                  - - Phe Gly Gly Glu His Phe Met Leu Glu Glu Th - #r Asp Trp Tyr Leu Leu              115          - #       120          - #       125                      - - Asn Leu Phe Arg Leu Trp Trp His Tyr Gly Il - #e Ser Phe Leu Arg Leu          130              - #   135              - #   140                          - - Gln Met Trp Val Glu Glu Val Met Glu Lys Ph - #e Met Arg Ile Tyr Lys      145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -      #60                                                                              - - Tyr Gln Ala His Gly Tyr Ala Phe Ser Gly Va - #l Glu Glu Leu Leu        Tyr                                                                                             165  - #               170  - #               175             - - Ser Leu Gly Glu Ser Thr Phe Val Asn Met Th - #r Gln His Ser Val Ala                  180      - #           185      - #           190                  - - Glu Ser Leu Leu Gln Val Gly Val Thr Gln Ar - #g Phe Ile Asp Asp Val              195          - #       200          - #       205                      - - Val Ser Ala Val Leu Arg Ala Ser Tyr Gly Gl - #n Ser Ala Ala Met Pro          210              - #   215              - #   220                          - - Ala Phe Ala Gly Ala Met Ser Leu Ala Gly Al - #a Gln Gly Ser Leu Trp      225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -      #40                                                                              - - Ser Val Glu Gly Gly Asn Lys Leu Val Cys Se - #r Gly Leu Leu Lys        Leu                                                                                             245  - #               250  - #               255             - - Thr Lys Ala Asn Val Ile His Ala Thr Val Th - #r Ser Val Thr Leu His                  260      - #           265      - #           270                  - - Ser Thr Glu Gly Lys Ala Leu Tyr Gln Val Al - #a Tyr Glu Asn Glu Val              275          - #       280          - #       285                      - - Gly Asn Ser Ser Asp Phe Tyr Asp Ile Val Va - #l Ile Ala Thr Pro Leu          290              - #   295              - #   300                          - - His Leu Asp Asn Ser Ser Ser Asn Leu Thr Ph - #e Ala Gly Phe His Pro      305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -      #20                                                                              - - Pro Ile Asp Asp Val Gln Gly Ser Phe Gln Pr - #o Thr Val Val Ser        Leu                                                                                             325  - #               330  - #               335             - - Val His Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ser Ser Tyr Phe Gl - #y Phe Pro Asp Pro Lys                  340      - #           345      - #           350                  - - Leu Phe Pro Phe Ala Asn Ile Leu Thr Thr As - #p Phe Pro Ser Phe Phe              355          - #       360          - #       365                      - - Cys Thr Leu Asp Asn Ile Cys Pro Val Asn Il - #e Ser Ala Ser Phe Arg          370              - #   375              - #   380                          - - Arg Lys Gln Pro Gln Glu Ala Ala Val Trp Ar - #g Val Gln Ser Pro Lys      385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -      #00                                                                              - - Pro Leu Phe Arg Thr Gln Leu Lys Thr Leu Ph - #e Arg Ser Tyr Tyr        Ser                                                                                             405  - #               410  - #               415             - - Val Gln Thr Ala Glu Trp Gln Ala His Pro Le - #u Tyr Gly Ser Arg Pro                  420      - #           425      - #           430                  - - Thr Leu Pro Arg Phe Ala Leu His Asp Gln Le - #u Phe Tyr Leu Asn Ala              435          - #       440          - #       445                      - - Leu Glu Trp Ala Ala Ser Ser Val Glu Val Me - #t Ala Val Ala Ala Lys          450              - #   455              - #   460                          - - Asn Val Ala Leu Leu Ala Tyr Asn Arg Trp Ty - #r Gln Asp Leu Asp Lys      465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -      #80                                                                              - - Ile Asp Gln Lys Asp Leu Met His Lys Val Ly - #s Thr Glu Leu                             485  - #               490                                     - -  - - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:                                     - -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                 (A) LENGTH: 2567 base - #pairs                                                (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                        (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 - -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: cDNA                                              - -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                 - -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                   - -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:                               - - CCTGAATCCG GCGTGCTGCC CGCTCGCCGC CCGCCATGGC CCGCGCAGCC CC -             #GCTGCTCG     60                                                                 - - CCGCGTTGAC CGCGCTCCTC GCCGCCGCCG CTGCTGGCGG AGATGCCCCG CC -            #GGGCAAAA    120                                                                 - - TCGCGGTGGT TGGGGCTGGG ATTGGGGGCT CTGCTGTGGC CCATTTTCTC CA -            #GCAGCACT    180                                                                 - - TTGGACCTCG GGTGCAGATC GACGTGTACG AGAAGGGAAC CGTGGGTGGC CG -            #CTTGGCCA    240                                                                 - - CCATCTCAGT CAACAAGCAG CACTATGAGA GCGGGGCTGC CTCCTTCCAC TC -            #CCTGAGCC    300                                                                 - - TGCACATGCA GGACTTCGTC AAGCTGCTGG GGCTGAGGCA CCGGCGCGAG GT -            #GGTGGGCA    360                                                                 - - GGAGCGCCAT CTTCGGCGGG GAGCACTTCA TGCTGGAGGA GACTGACTGG TA -            #CCTGCTGA    420                                                                 - - ACCTCTTCCG CCTCTGGTGG CACTATGGCA TCAGCTTCCT GAGGCTGCAG AT -            #GTGGGTGG    480                                                                 - - AGGAGGTCAT GGAGAAGTTC ATGAGGATCT ATAAGTACCA GGCCCACGGC TA -            #TGCCTTCT    540                                                                 - - CGGGTGTGGA GGAGCTGCTC TACTCACTGG GGGAGTCCAC CTTTGTTAAC AT -            #GACCCAGC    600                                                                 - - ACTCTGTGGC TGAGTCCCTG CTGCAGGTGG GCGTCACGCA GCGCTTTATT GA -            #TGATGTCG    660                                                                 - - TTTCTGCTGT CCTGCGGGCC AGCTATGGCC AGTCAGCAGC GATGCCCGCC TT -            #TGCAGGAG    720                                                                 - - CCATGTCACT AGCCGGGGCC CAAGGCAGCC TGTGGTCTGT GGAAGGAGGC AA -            #TAAGCTGG    780                                                                 - - TTTGTTCCGG TTTGCTGAAG CTCACCAAGG CCAATGTGAT CCATGCCACA GT -            #GACCTCTG    840                                                                 - - TGACCCTGCA CAGCACAGAG GGGAAAGCCC TGTACCAGGT GGCGTATGAG AA -            #TGAGGTAG    900                                                                 - - GCAACAGCTC TGACTTCTAT GACATCGTGG TCATCGCCAC CCCCCTGCAC CT -            #GGACAACA    960                                                                 - - GCAGCAGCAA CTTAACCTTT GCAGGCTTCC ACCCGCCCAT TGATGACGTG CA -            #GGGCTCTT   1020                                                                 - - TCCAGCCCAC CGTCGTCTCC TTGGTCCACG GCTACCTCAA CTCGTCCTAC TT -            #CGGTTTCC   1080                                                                 - - CAGACCCTAA GCTTTTCCCC TTTGCCAACA TCCTTACCAC AGATTTCCCC AG -            #CTTCTTCT   1140                                                                 - - GCACTCTGGA CAACATCTGC CCTGTCAACA TCTCTGCCAG CTTCCGGCGA AA -            #GCAGCCCC   1200                                                                 - - AGGAGGCAGC TGTTTGGCGA GTCCAGTCCC CCAAGCCCCT CTTTCGGACC CA -            #GCTAAAGA   1260                                                                 - - CCCTGTTCCG TTCCTATTAC TCAGTGCAGA CAGCTGAGTG GCAGGCCCAT CC -            #CCTCTATG   1320                                                                 - - GCTCCCGCCC CACGCTCCCG AGGTTTGCAC TCCATGACCA GCTCTTCTAC CT -            #CAATGCCC   1380                                                                 - - TGGAGTGGGC GGCCAGCTCC GTGGAGGTGA TGGCCGTGGC TGCCAAGAAT GT -            #GGCCTTGC   1440                                                                 - - TGGCTTACAA CCGCTGGTAC CAGGACCTAG ACAAGATTGA TCAAAAAGAT TT -            #GATGCACA   1500                                                                 - - AGGTCAAGAC TGAACTGTGA GGGCTCTAGG GAGAGCCTGG GAACTTTCAT CC -            #CCCACTGA   1560                                                                 - - AGATGGATCA TCCCACAGCA GCCCAGGACT GAATAAGCCA TGCTCGCCCA CC -            #AGGCTTCT   1620                                                                 - - TTCTGACCCC TCATGTATCA AGCATCTCCA GGTGACCTAC TGTCTGCCTA TA -            #TTAAGGGT   1680                                                                 - - CCACACGGCG GCTGCTGCTT TTTTTTAAGG GGGAAAGTAA GAAAAGAGAA GG -            #AAATCCAA   1740                                                                 - - GCCAGTATAT TTGTTTTATT TATTTTTTTT AAGAAGAAAA AAGTTCATCT TC -            #ACAAGGTG   1800                                                                 - - CTTCAGACTT GGTTTCTTAG CTAGAAACCA GAAGACTACG GGAGGGAATA TA -            #AGGCAGAG   1860                                                                 - - AACTATGAGT CTTATTTTAT TACTGTTTTT CACTACCTAC TCCCACAATG GA -            #CAATCAAT   1920                                                                 - - TGAGGCAACC TACAAGAAAA CATTTACAAC CAGATGGTTA CAAATAAAGT AG -            #AAGGGAAG   1980                                                                 - - ATCAGAAAAC CTAAGAAATG ATCATAGCTC CTGGTTACTG TGGACTTGAT GG -            #ATTTGAAG   2040                                                                 - - TACCTAGTTC AGAACTCCCT AGTCACCATC TCCAAGCCTG TCAACATCAC TG -            #CATATTGG   2100                                                                 - - AGGAGATGAC TGTGGTAGGA CCCAAGGAAG AGATGTGTGC CTGAATAGTC GT -            #CACCATAT   2160                                                                 - - CTCCAAGCTT CCTGGCAACC AGTGGGAAAA GAAACATGCG AGGCTGTAGG AA -            #GAGGGAAG   2220                                                                 - - CTCTTCCTTG GCACCTAGAG GAATTAGCCA TTCTCTTCCT TATGCAAAGA TT -            #GAGGAATG   2280                                                                 - - CAACAATATA AAGAAGAGAA GTCCCCAGAT GGTAGAGAGC AGTCATATCT TA -            #CCCCTAGA   2340                                                                 - - TGTTCATCCC AGCAGAAGAA AGAAGAAGGT GTTGGGGTAG GATTCTTCAG AG -            #GTTAGCCT   2400                                                                 - - GGTACTTTCT CATCAGACAC TAGCTTGAAG TAAGAGGAGA ATTATGCTTT TC -            #TTTGCTTT   2460                                                                 - - TTCTACAAAC CCTTAAAAAT CACTTGTTTT AAAAAGAAAG TAAAAGCCCT TT -            #TCATTCAA   2520                                                                 - - AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA   - #                  2567                                                                      __________________________________________________________________________

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated protein selected from the proteinscomprising the proteins disclosed in SEQ. ID. NOS. 1 and
 3. 2. Anisolated protein of claim 1 comprising the protein disclosed in SEQ. ID.NO.
 1. 3. An isolated protein of claim 1 comprising the proteindisclosed in SEQ. ID. NO.
 3. 4. A nucleic acid molecule encoding theproteins selected from the proteins comprising the proteins disclosed inSEQ. ID. NOS. 1 and 3, incorporated into a vector selected from acloning vector, a shuttle vector or an expression vector, where thevectors are plasmids.
 5. The plasmid of claim 4 adapted for expressionin a bacterial cell, a mammalian cell, and a yeast cell.